Everything's Coming Up Eights for Akenhead
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
James Akenhead made it 500 to go, and the button three-bet to 1,150, leaving himself 3,000 behind. Akenhead called, and the flop came out . James checked to the shortstack, who moved all in. It was an easy call for Mr. Akenhead, who showed for a flopped set. His opponent, with , was drawing to running sixes for his tournament life and was dead after the turn. It was Akenhead who caught quads with the on the river.